Hey guys--I was just passing on what was passed to me. It could be that it is swiss after all. Latvia was once owned by Switzerland. When my sister put in the Kingdom of Latvia that is what came up. Then I put a query in the Latvia Genforum site and the msg I passed along was what was e-mailed me. Every little clue helps to unravel this puzzle. What I am thinking is: Maybe John George was born in the Kingdom of Talsen,his family migrated to the Palinate where he got married and had a family. OR he came over with the Baron. Sounds good to me. I will pursue that ave. We seem to be hitting a brick wall everywhere we turn, and it has to be there somewhere. By the way---the ones of you I have not corresponded with before, here is a little personal history--- My name is Eddie Lynn Davis maiden name Kornegay. I am the youngest of 4 girls being as my parents had no boys I got my dad's name. That is ok now. Just thought I would let the ones of you know that I am female, have 3 grown children, 7 grandchildren, and a husband of 32 years. Isn't he lucky :-) Eddie